WEST HANOVER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
7171 ALLENTOWN
BOULEVARD, HARRISBURG, PA 17112
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,
2003
Chairman Jones called the workshop to order with an
explanation of a new agenda format starting tonight. A workshop meeting for one hour will be held immediately prior to
the formal meeting to discuss agenda items to reduce the length of the
meeting. Mr. Jones also stated that due
to the weather conditions the meeting would adjourn by 9 PM tonight. Any agenda items not discussed will be held
over to the March 3, 2003, meeting.
There was a brief review of several agenda
items. The main discussion regarded the
plans for the State Police Office Building.
Township Engineer Al Brulo presented his thoughts on the plans. Lobar will be both the developer and owner
of the site. There was a discussion
about the permits needed for the project and any lead-time involved. Mr. Brulo explained the subdivision plan
takes several existing lots to create one new lot. In the land development plan he recommended the Board consider an
agreement to delay the construction of the sidewalks along Rt. 39 or receive a
bond for future construction. The
biggest sticking point is Bretz Dr. as it intersects Rt. 22. Mr. Brulo estimates approximately $920,000
to upgrade that intersection with the appropriate turning lanes and traffic
signals. The traffic study completed by
Lobar estimates 6% of the traffic from the entire Bretz development will come
from the State Police Office Building.
Based on these estimates, 6% of the cost is $55,000. He encouraged the Board to develop an
agreement for the improvement of this intersection as part of the Land
Development approval.
CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 p.m.
Chairman Jones called the
February 18, 2003, meeting of the West Hanover Township Board of Supervisors to
order at 7:00 PM. Mrs. Zimmerman
delivered an invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT
Don Steinmeier, 11 N. Fairville Ave. Mr.
Steinmeier offered his compliments to the Public Works department for their
work during the blizzard. He also
warned of snow on the flat roofs of both the Township building and the Public
Works building
PUBLIC HEARING/MEETINGS
Rezoning Request #2002.01 of
Fine Line Homes, 7429 Linglestown Road. Please see
transcript. Mrs. Zimmerman moved,
seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to approve the rezoning request of Fine Line
Homes. Motion passed 3 to 2 with Mr.
Millard and Mr. Ziltz voting against.
PRESENTATIONS/STAFF REPORTS
Patti
Estheimer - South Central EAC Breakfast Workshop –
March 29, 2003. Ms. Estheimer was
unable to attend the meeting but her memo outlines the program. Formal invitations to the Board will be
forthcoming.
Scott
Liddy - Municipal Publications – Township Map Project. Mr. Liddy presented several examples of maps
his company has done in the area. The
development of the map is at no cost to the township; the advertising revenue
supports it. The project length is
generally 3 to 6 months. He will
provide Mr. Rimer with contact names from surrounding areas.
Scott
Bowers – Softball Complex. Mr.
Bowers came to the Board to seek approval of use of approximately 25 acres of
the Township land adjacent to the Water and Sewer Authority. The consensus of the Board was even though
they supported the concept of a Softball Complex they were not willing to lease
that land. Mr. Jones did tell Mr.
Bowers of the Soccer Complex coming on Knight Rd. in Devonshire Heights. He recommended contacting them regarding
adjacent land.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular meeting – February 3. 2003. Mrs. Zimmerman moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to approve
the minutes. Motion passed unanimously
Workshop meeting – February 10, 2003. Mrs. Zimmerman moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to approve
the minutes. Motion passed unanimously
TREASURER’S REPORT (· Need Approval)
Mr. Millard
read the Treasurer’s report:
Mr.
Millard identified the following prepaid expenditures:
Vouchers prepaid to meet due
dates $295.25
Total prepaid expenditures $24,670.90
Mrs. Zimmerman moved,
seconded by Mr. Ziltz, to approve the prepaid expenditures. Motion passed unanimously.
Vouchers to be approved $133,613.04
An
additional sheet of corrected vouchers was presented. There was a question about the accounting bill from Diana Reed
and also the salt bills from American Rock Salt. There was some discussion of a cooperative purchasing of salt
with other local municipalities. Mr. Hoffman moved, seconded by Mr. Ziltz, to approve
payment of the vouchers in the revised amount of $134,309.96. Motion passed unanimously.
Financial
Statement, January, 2003. No
discussion.
PLANNING COMMISSION REPORTS AND PLANS
#01.010, F/LD Vartan Bank, Clover Lane &
Allentown Boulevard. Received Time
Extension from February 1, 2003, for 90 days to May 2, 2003. Action by April 21, 2003.
#02.021 P/SB State Police
Office Building – Bretz Drive. Mr. Craig
Bachak of Brinjack Engineering presented the plans. Also in attendance were Mr. Paul Hedin of Lobar Associates and
Warren Van Buskirk of the State Police.
The facility will be a Communications facility for the State
Police. The subdivision plan
reorganizes the lots in the Bretz subdivision to provide the lot for the
facility and also a formal right-of-way to prepare Bretz Dr. for dedication
through to Hershey Rd. They have
completed a traffic study to determine the fair share portion of improvements to
the Bretz Dr. intersections. Part of the
plan includes construction of a right turn in and right turn out intersection
at Rt. 39. They have also met with the
Park and Rec Board and have agreed to delay construction of the sidewalk along
Rt. 39, providing a bond instead. Mrs.
Zimmerman moved, seconded by Mr. Millard, to approve the State Police Office
Building preliminary subdivision plan #02.021, tax parcel #68-035-021
contingent upon:
·
Sewage planning module/exemption shall be
submitted to the Township\
·
Addressing outstanding review comments
·
Revised erosion and sediment pollution control
plan shall be submitted to the Township and Dauphin County Conservation
District.
·
Submission of the Commercial Lot Owners
Association declaration/by laws for ownership and maintenance of lot OS1.
·
The West Hanover Water and Sewer Authority shall
approve the preliminary sewage system design.
·
Other items as determined necessary by the
Township
·
Revisions to the Preliminary plan shall be
carried over to the Final Subdivision Plan.
Motion
passed unanimously.
#02.022 F/SB State Police
Office Building – Bretz Drive. A main
contingency is the improvement of the entire length of Bretz Dr. to Township
standards. Mr. Hedin explained that
there is a separate agreement in the works between Lobar, the Bretz family, and
Mr. Oyer (developer of the tract across the street, also for the State
Police). This agreement would bind all
parties to the completion of Bretz Dr.
Mrs. Zimmerman requested a copy of the written agreement. Carlson Rd. was originally built to Township
standards, however the Township has not received the legal description and deed
of dedication in order to accept the road.
Mrs. Zimmerman moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to approve the
State Police Office Building final subdivision plan #02.022, tax parcel #68-035-021
contingent upon:
·
Approval of the sewage planning module by DEP
·
Approval of the revised Erosion and Sedimentation
Control Plan by Dauphin County Conservation District.
·
Posting of the improvement guarantee for the
construction of the entire length of Bretz Drive and landscaping, and execution
of the associated development agreement.
·
Approval of the sanitary sewer system by the West
Hanover Water and Sewer Authority.
·
Approval (meeting all contingencies) of the
Preliminary Plan for Clover Hill – Lots 10, 12, and 13.
·
Execution of the proposed Commercial Lot Owners
Association for ownership and maintenance of lot OS1.
·
Addressing outstanding review comments
·
Other items as determined necessary by the
Township including the agreement to construct Bretz Dr. and improvements to the
Bretz Dr./Route 22 intersection.
Motion passed unanimously.
#02.023 P/LD State Police
Office Building – Bretz Drive. It was
clarified the fencing will be an 8 foot high chain link with the appropriate
landscaping as required by ordinance. For
the State Police Office Building preliminary land development plan #02.023,
Mrs. Zimmerman moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, that the Board of Supervisors
waive the West Hanover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance for
dedication of recreation land and direct the Planning Commission memorandum be
incorporated into and made part of this motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
Mrs. Zimmerman
moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to approve the State Police preliminary land
development plan #02.023, tax parcel #68-035-021 contingent upon:
·
Recording of the final subdivision plan #02.022
for Clover Hill lots 10,12, & 13
·
Submission of a revised Erosion and Sedimentation
Control Plan to the Township
·
Approval of the sanitary sewer system by the West
Hanover Township Water & Sewer Authority
·
Other items as determined necessary by the
Township
·
Addressing outstanding staff review comments.
·
Written agreement for offsite improvements.
Motion passed unanimously.
#02.024 D/LD State Police
Office Building – Bretz Drive. For
the State Police Office Building final land development plan #02.024, Mrs.
Zimmerman moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, that the Board of Supervisors waive
the West Hanover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance for dedication
of recreation land and direct the Planning Commission memorandum be
incorporated into and made part of this motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
There was a great deal of discussion of the
improvements of the intersections.
Because the intersection of Rt. 39 and Rt. 22 is a state road to state
road, the Board generally does not ask for any fare share contributions. However Bretz Dr. and Rt. 22 is a township
road and state road. Mr. Brulo
estimated the cost of improvements at $920,000 with their fare share totaling
6% or $55,000. Mr. Hedin stated they
agree with the concept but would like to further study the figures provided by
Mr. Brulo. Mrs. Zimmerman moved,
seconded by Mr. Millard, to approve the State Police final land development
plan #02.024, tax parcel #68-035-021 contingent upon:
·
Approval of the revised erosion and sedimentation
pollution control plan by the Dauphin County Conservation District.
·
Approval of the Sewage Planning module/exemption
by DEP
·
Posting of the proper improvement guarantee and
execution of a development agreement prior to recordation of the plan.
·
Paying the required fee in lieu of land
dedication prior to recordation of the plan.
·
Approval of the connection to the sanitary sewer
system by the West Hanover Township Water & Sewer Authority.
·
Approval (meeting all contingencies) of the
preliminary land development plan for Clover Hill lot 13 State Police Office
Building plan #02.023
·
Addressing outstanding review comments
·
Other items as determined necessary by the
Township (including the bonding of the sidewalk)
·
A signed agreement for off site improvements at
the intersection of Bretz Dr. and Rt. 22, subject to approval of the Township
Engineer and the Developers Engineer as to the amount to be posted.
Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Van Buskirk thanked the Board for the review all the plans at
once.
OLD BUSINESS
Project/Program Status Report. Tabled due to time constraints.
Resolution 2003-30 – Zoning
Hearing Board Appointment. Tabled due to time
constraints.
Authorize WHT PC/County
Review of Proposed Section 195-122 – Buffering. Tabled due to time constraints.
NEW BUSINESS
BOS Conference Authorization Twp. Code Section 607.
(4). Mrs. Zimmerman moved, seconded by Mr.
Millard, to authorize Linda Turns attendance at the MPC Made Easy program on
February 27, 2003. Motion passed
unanimously.
Ordinance 2003-1 – Amendment to Section 187-28,
Vehicles and Traffic Ordinance (No Parking Areas on Jonestown and Fairville
Avenue.). Tabled due to time
constraints.
Resolution 2003-32 - Walnut Run Sewage Module. Tabled due to time
constraints.
Exit 77 Project – Authorize Contract Renewal with
Delta Development. Mr. Rimer announced that he
had received a telephone call from Congressman Tim Holden to inform us that we
received $1 million in the appropriation bill for Exit 77. Mr. Millard moved, seconded by Mr.
Hoffman, to approve the contract renewal with Delta Development. Motion passed unanimously.
Authorize Execution of Contract Proposal for New
Copy Center Project. Tabled due to time
constraints.
Authorize advertisement of Ordinance 2003-___
Chapter 104, Lock Box System. Tabled
due to time constraints.
Resolution – 2003-33 – Support of King’s Bench
Petition of the Income Tax Officer. Mr. Yost
explained that a King’s Bench petition goes directly to the Supreme Court. Mr. Ziltz explained the Capital Area Tax
Bureau tried to enforce collection of delinquent taxes. The taxpayer appealed it and the court ruled
that the Bureau could not use criminal proceedings; they must proceed with
civil action. Mr. Ziltz moved,
seconded by Mrs. Zimmerman, to support the King’s Bench petition with
Resolution 2002-33. Motion passed
unanimously.
Support/Non-Support of South Central Pennsylvania
Principles. There was some discussion about the meaning
of the principles. Mr. Ziltz
moved, seconded by Mr. Millard, to not endorse the South Central Pennsylvania
Principles. Motion passed unanimously.
Acknowledge and establish Emergency Response
Team/EOP Revision. Tabled due to time
constraints.
Resolution 2003-34 – Authorization to Submit Traffic
Signal Permit – Piketown and SR 0039/Central Dauphin School District. Mr. Ziltz moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to approve
Resolution 2003-34 authorizing the Traffic Signal Permit. Motion passed unanimously.
Appointment of Township Zoning Officer. Mr. Millard moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman to appoint
Robert Leonard as Township Zoning Officer effective March 4, 2003. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Ziltz requested a consensus of the Board
to retain the services of Frank Chlebnikow to assist Mr. Leonard. Mr. Rimer stated that Mr. Chlebnikow has
agreed to a transition period.
CORRESPONDENCE. Tabled
due to time constraints.
OTHER BUSINESS THAT MAY COME
BEFORE THE BOARD. Tabled due to time constraints.
PUBLIC COMMENT. None.
SUPERVISORS COMMENTS
Mr. Yost identified
several documents from the Central Dauphin School District relating to security
for the new school. He recommended the
Board execute the documents. Mrs. Zimmerman moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to
have the Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer execute the documents. Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT. 9 PM